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Colorado down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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One down ballot state executive position was up for election in the state of Colorado in 2014. The lone down ballot office on the 2014 general election ballot was the Colorado Treasurer. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Walker Stapleton (R) won re-election to the office in 2014. He defeated former U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey (D) and Libertarian candidate David Jurist for another four-year term.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Colorado utilizes a semi-closed primary system. According to Section 1-7-201 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, "An eligible unaffiliated elector, including a preregistrant who is eligible under section 1-2-101 (2)(c), is entitled to vote in the primary election of a major political party without affiliating with that political party."[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Treasurer
Candidates
General election
Walker Stapleton - Incumbent
Betsy Markey - Former U.S. Rep, businesswoman[3]
David Jurist[4]
Results
General election
| Treasurer of Colorado, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Walker Stapleton Incumbent |
49.9% | 979,281 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Markey | 44.9% | 882,437 | |
| Libertarian | David Jurist | 5.2% | 101,826 | |
| Total Votes | 1,963,544 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Duties
The treasurer is the state's cash management officer and head of the Department of Treasury, which accounts for and manages the Colorado government's money. The treasury receives all revenues in the form of taxes, fees and other payments, disburses money based on warrants (checks), and manages the state's investment funds. As in many states, the treasurer also manages the state's unclaimed property fund.
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $1,448,197 during the election. This information was last updated on April 7, 2015.[5]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Walker Stapleton |
Colorado Treasurer | $866,148 | ||
| Betsy Markey |
Colorado Treasurer | $582,049 | ||
| David Jurist |
Colorado Treasurer | $0 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $1,448,197 | |||
Polls
| Colorado Treasurer - 2014 General Election | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Walker Stapleton (R) | Betsy Markey (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling July 17-20, 2014 | 43% | 33% | 24% | +/-3.8 | 653 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Past elections
2010
| Colorado Treasurer, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Walker Stapleton |
50.7% | 866,934 | |
| Democratic | Cary Kennedy | 49.3% | 842,877 | |
| Total Votes | 1,709,811 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2014 | Filing deadline (Primary, all parties) |
| June 24, 2014 | Primary election |
| July 10, 2014 | Filing deadline (General, Independents) |
| July 17, 2014 | Filing deadline (General, Write-ins) |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 21, 2014 | Last day to complete the canvass for the general election |
| January 13, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Colorado + treasurer + election"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-7-201," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary Elections FAQs," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ KDVR.com, "Former Rep. Betsy Markey announces run for Colorado treasurer," June 23, 2013
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Colorado's Facebook page, "Congratulations to our 2014 Libertarian Party candidates for the State of Colorado," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of 2014 Elections," accessed April 7, 2015
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